Ben Affleck (2002-2004 and 2021-Present)
“Bennifer” was the ultimate Hollywood couple until they called off their engagement in September 2003 and broke up in January 2004. After J. Lo split from A-Rod in April 2021, she and Ben rekindled their romance. One year later, the Marry Me actress announced on her “On the JLo” newsletter that she and Ben got engaged again.
The couple got married at a Las Vegas chapel on July 16, 2022, followed by a formal wedding ceremony in front of their families and friends at Ben’s Georgia estate on August 20, 2022.
Jennifer explained during a January 2023 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live why they decided to elope while planning their nuptials.
“We were so happy, and of course it was happening, but I just felt like the wedding was so stressful and one day Ben just says, ’F–k it, let’s just go to Vegas and get married tonight,'” she revealed.
The couple’s marriage was plagued by differences that were an issue in their initial romance. Ben didn’t like the public attention they received as a couple, and made his discomfort known in Jennifer’s February 2024 Amazon Prime Video documentary The Greatest Story Never Told.
“Getting back together, I said, ‘Listen, one of the things I don’t want is a relationship on social media.’ Then I sort of realized it’s not a fair thing to ask. It’s sort of, like, you’re going to marry a boat captain and you go, ‘Well, I don’t want the water.’ We’re trying to learn to compromise,” Ben shared in the doc. Jennifer added, “I don’t think [Ben] is very comfortable with me doing this, [but] he doesn’t want to stop me.”
The pair was last photographed together on March 30, 2024, and split rumors continued when J. Lo attended the Met Gala on May 6 solo, despite being a co-chair of the event. She was seen looking at houses in Beverly Hills without Ben on May 14.
“The writing is on the wall – it’s over,” the insider shared with In Touch on May 15. “They’re headed for a divorce – and for once, [Ben’s] not to blame!”
“He’s focusing on his work and his kids now,” the source added. “Ben already moved out and they’ll likely have to sell the dream house they spent two years searching for. They’ll never stop loving each other, but she can’t control him, and he can’t change her. There’s no way it could have lasted.”